The Yearbook Of Chess 1909

For sale is The Year-Book of Chess 1909 edited by E. A. Michell is one of the early volumes in Michell’s important annual chess reference series. It should be described as a historical chess yearbook, combining tournament records, annotated games, statistics, chess problems, and contemporary chess commentary. The original edition was published in 1909 by E. A. Michell and Frank Hollings, London, and was a first edition hardcover of approximately 321 pages.This important early 20th-century chess reference work provides a detailed record of the international chess world during the year 1908 and the leading events surrounding that period. Edited by E. A. Michell, *The Year-Book of Chess 1909* is part of one of the classic annual chess publications from the era before modern databases and comprehensive chess encyclopedias.The volume includes reports and annotated games from major tournaments and matches, along with historical articles, player information, chess statistics, and reference material. It captures the state of competitive chess during a fascinating period when the classical generation of masters—including Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Akiba Rubinstein, Carl Schlechter, Siegbert Tarrasch, and other leading players—were shaping the development of modern chess.Among the historical features are discussions of important players and events of the period, tournament summaries with game scores and analysis, statistical tables, and a section devoted to chess problems. The problem section reflects the strong tradition of chess composition that was an important part of chess culture at the beginning of the 20th century.Unlike a modern tournament book focused on a single event, this work serves as an annual snapshot of the chess world—preserving the games, personalities, results, and developments of its time. It is especially valuable because it presents contemporary views and analysis from the era itself rather than later historical interpretation.A scarce and desirable collectible for historians of chess, collectors of antique chess literature, and anyone interested in the classical period of tournament chess before World War I. The original 1909 edition has considerably more collector value than later reprints because it is a contemporary record from the period itself. Copies are often found in the original publisher’s cloth binding with gilt lettering.

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